TY - JOUR AU - Okogbenin, Esther AU - Obagaye, Michael AU - Aweh, Benjamin AU - Eriyo, Williams AU - Okogbenin, Sylvanus AU - Okokhere, Peter T1 - One-Year Retrospective Review of Psychiatric Consultations in Lassa Fever, Southern Nigeria T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2020 VL - 26 IS - 12 SP - 3091 SN - 1080-6059 AB - We conducted a retrospective review of psychiatric consultations for hospitalized patients with Lassa fever in southern Nigeria. Ten (8.8%) of 113 patients had psychiatric consultations. Delirium was the most common psychiatric manifestation complicating Lassa fever. Findings suggest that psychiatric intervention could improve overall outcomes of Lassa fever. KW - psychiatric manifestations KW - delirium KW - Lassa fever KW - psychiatric consultations KW - Nigeria KW - viruses DO - 10.3201/eid2612.200084 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/26/12/20-0084_article ER - End of Reference